PSWG Steering Committee
Melissa Troester, PhD
(2026-2028)Professor of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Co-leader of Cancer Epidemiology Program, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director, UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Paul Scheet, PhD
(2026-2027)Professor and Chair, Dept. of Epidemiology
Mattie Allen Fair Research Chair
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Ludmil B. Alexandrov, PhD
(2026-2029)Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine,
Professor of Bioengineering,
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California
Ruth Etzioni, PhD
(2024-2027)Professor, Biostatistics Program, Division of Public Health Sciences,
Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Rosalie and Harold Rea Brown;
Chair; Affiliate Professor, Department of Biostatistics,
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Kenneth L. Kehl, MD, MPH
(2025-2028)Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts
Marvin Langston, PhD, MPH
(2025-2028)Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
Adana A. M. Llanos, PhD, MPH
(2024-2027)Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health;
Co-Leader, Cancer Population Science Program, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Columbia University Irving Medical Center,
New York, NY
Jason A. Mendoza, MD, MPH
(2024-2027)Professor and Associate Program Head, Cancer Prevention Program,
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington,
Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington
Gretchen L. Gierach, PhD, MPH
(2026-2029)Director and Senior Investigator, Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Jane R. Montealegre, PhD, MPSH
(2025-2028)Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Science
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Ray U. Osarogiagbon, MBBS
(2024-2027)Chief Scientist, Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corporation;
Director, Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program and Thoracic Oncology Research,
Baptist Cancer Center-Memphis Thoracic Multidisciplinary Care,
Memphis, Tennessee
Giovanni Parmigiani, PhD
(2025-2028)Associate Director for Population Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Data Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Professor, Department of Biostatistics, T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts
Lauren C. Peres, PhD, MPH
(2026-2029)Associate Member, Department of Cancer Epidemiology
Associate Member, Department of Gynecologic Oncology
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida
Jesse J. Plascak, PhD
(2026-2029)Associate Professor, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, College of Medicine
Co-leader, Cancer Control Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Robert Scharpf, PhD
(2025-2028)Associate Professor, Oncology and Biostatistics Division of Quantitative Sciences
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Care Center
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH
(2026-2029)Professor, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences
Keck School of Medicine of USC;
Co-Leader, Cancer Control Research Program;
Director, Cancer Care Delivery Research and Implementation Science
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California
Trang VoPham, PhD, MS
(2024-2027)Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health Sciences Division,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center,
Seattle, Washington